Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q2 2021
August 15, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Qatar in the second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $22,599,568, down 19.26% ($5,389,642) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $6,974,317, down 68.52% ($15,177,940) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $15,625,251, up 167.70% ($9,788,298) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with Qatar went from a surplus of $16,315,304 in the 2nd quarter of 2020, to a deficit of $8,650,934 in the 2nd quarter of 2021.
Qatar was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 108th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0119% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0229% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Qatar was Russia’s 129th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 98th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0317% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Qatar was Russia’s 96th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 103rd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0211% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0112% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 51.43% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (28.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.51% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.08% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.45% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (59.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.26% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.44% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.67% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,637,073;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $500,585;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $338,796;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $277,585;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $216,517;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $187,925;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $167,900;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $138,502;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $108,186;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $74,106;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $73,877;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $72,742;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $68,525;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $41,435;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $31,720;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $30,957.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $12,832,215;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,924,927;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $656,224;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $161,463;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $134,426;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $128,012;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $110,982;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $72,000;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $66,967;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $58,723.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 379,514 | 5.44 | 40,718 | 832.05 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 66,967 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 642,945 | 9.22 | 426,428 | 50.77 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 4,924,927 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,637,073 | 23.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 4,235 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 543,376 | 7.79 | 704,839 | -22.91 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 7,066 | 0.10 | 10,267 | -31.18 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 7,241 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,544 | 0.02 | 75 | 1,958.67 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 229,666 | 3.29 | 61,766 | 271.83 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 138,502 | 1.99 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,753 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 166,394 | 2.39 | 822,618 | -79.77 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 277,585 | 3.98 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 72,000 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 39,994 | 0.57 | 9,037 | 342.56 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 89 | 0.00 | 170 | -47.65 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 160,957 | 2.31 | 92,432 | 74.14 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 73,303 | 1.05 | 561 | 12,966.49 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 151,000 | 2.17 | 76,894 | 96.37 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 282,864 | 4.06 | 410,876 | -31.16 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 13,910 | 0.20 | 124,892 | -88.86 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 15 | 0.00 | 1 | 1,400.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 437 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 114,580 | 1.64 | 6,394 | 1,691.99 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,422 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 101 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 97,690 | 1.40 | 23,813 | 310.24 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 2,412 | 0.03 | 17,591 | -86.29 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 315,252 | 4.52 | 127,327 | 147.59 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 389,515 | 5.58 | 13,221,730 | -97.05 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 48,707 | 0.70 | 16,987 | 186.73 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 4,244 | 0.06 | 2,165 | 96.03 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 7,381 | 0.11 | 12,725 | -42.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 139,496 | 2.00 | 273,922 | -49.07 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 525,243 | 7.53 | 583,966 | -10.06 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 41,435 | 0.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 514,789 | 7.38 | 14,204 | 3,524.25 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 12,551 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 896 | -100.00 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 66 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,152 | 0.03 | 814 | 164.37 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 79.34% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (60.51% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.59% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (39.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $8,865,172;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $611,664;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $490,148;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $201,388.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $385,197.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,650 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 12,396,932 | 79.34 | 3,531,760 | 251.01 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 611,664 | 3.91 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,013,961 | 12.89 | 1,523,813 | 32.17 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 201,388 | 1.29 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 390,420 | 2.50 | 775,617 | -49.66 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 78 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 725 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,455 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,764 | 0.03 | 2,078 | 129.26 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,558 | -100.00 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 1,572 | 0.01 | 305 | 415.41 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 377 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |